"The sensory experience of Krakatoa is one that anybody who sees it is unlikely to forget." 1883 saw the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded, when the

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The Earth’s magnetic field has a beat, scientists discover.

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty will govern nearly half the planet’s surface...

An ode to the Hungarian filmmaker who turned movies into music boxes, ringing out in the dark.

It is easy enough to read about the climate crisis through the dozens of devastating stories that run each week, warning us of the people who will be displaced or otherwise harmed by the planet’s rapi...

Several years ago, we brought you a transcription and a couple of audio interpretations of the oldest known song in the world, discovered in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit and dating back to the 14...

Earth is tracking towards around 2.7°C average warming by 2100. That level of warming would represent “unprecedented peril” for life on this planet.

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Is climate action a lost cause? The United States is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement for the second time, while heat records over land and sea have toppled and extreme weather events have multiplied. In late 2015, nations agreed through...

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Findings challenge prevalent view of animals only helping direct blood relatives

This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes

Much of what we see now is fake, and the reality we face is full of horrors. More and more of the world is slipping beyond my comprehension.

Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.

Harvard University’s lawyers responded on Monday to the Trump Administration’s letter demanding a series of policy changes, saying the demands were unlawful and that Harvard would not comply.

In Australia, a team of artists and scientists have resurrected the US composer Alvin Lucier. It raises a storm of questions about AI and authorship – and it’s also incredibly beautiful

These wolves were extinct for 10,000 years. Now, the DNA of their ancestors has brought them back to life. Should we be thrilled or terrified that these carnivores are back in action?

“The COVID-19 pandemic is over, and H.H.S. will no longer waste billions of taxpayer dollars responding to a nonexistent pandemic that Americans mo...

We all make mistakes.

Black hole cosmology suggests our entire universe formed inside a black hole from another universe

Hear archive recordings from Sir David’s musical adventures around the globe

Sofia Gubaidulina’s work, with its thorniness and religious themes, put her at odds with the Soviet government.

“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.”

A look at the passage of time through the changing seasons, human evolution and everyday life.

“The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy… ” —  Elon Musk - - -I see Musk’s point. Empathy is destroying Western civilization, w...

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The French movie industry has been celebrating statistics that show an increase in movie attendance.

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It’s time to rethink how climate action succeeds. The key is to acknowledge that it’s never the sole force driving political decisions

The rhetoric and logic of the abuse of power operates similarly at all scales, which is why I've found feminism such useful equipment for understanding authoritarians in public and political life. Bec...